The 1963 Nova Scotia general election was held on 8 October 1963 to elect members of the 48th House of Assembly of the Province of

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...

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. It was won by the Progressive Conservatives.

Results

Results by party

Retiring incumbents

;Liberal * Pierre E. Belliveau,

Clare Clare may refer to: Places Antarctica * Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land Australia * Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley * Clare Valley, South Australia Canada * Clare (electoral district), an electoral district * Cl ...

* John W. MacDonald,

Pictou East Pictou East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since the 2013 election is Tim Houston of the Progressive Conservativ ...

;Progressive Conservative * George Henry Wilson,

Hants West Hants West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The district has existed since 1949. Earlier, it and Hants East were together in Hants. Geography Hants West has ...

Nominated candidates

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† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest

Valley

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Annapolis East , , , John I. Marshall
2,962
56.40% , , Melbourne Parker Armstrong
2,232
42.50% , , Murray Alton Bent
58
1.10% , , , Vacant , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Annapolis West , , Kenneth E. Green
2,075
45.81% , , , Peter M. Nicholson
2,386
52.67% , , Dale A. Young
69
1.52% , , , Peter M. Nicholson , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , , Hector J. Pothier
2,154
52.61% , , Joseph C. LeBlanc
1,940
47.39% , , , , , Pierre E. Belliveau† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Digby Digby may refer to: Places Australia * Digby, Victoria, a town Canada * Digby (electoral district), a former federal electoral district in Nova Scotia (1867–1914) * Digby (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district ...

, , , Robert Baden Powell
2,671
52.23% , , Victor Cardoza
2,378
46.50% , , Louis A. Beeler
65
1.27% , , , Victor Cardoza , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , , Norman T. Spence
4,193
58.20% , , W. Whitney Spicer
2,840
39.42% , , Arthur Benedict
171
2.37% , , , George Henry Wilson† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Kings North Kings North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The electoral district was formed through redistribution in 1956. It was previously part of the district of Kin ...

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Gladys Porter Gladys Muriel Porter, Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE, (née Richardson; August 4, 1893 – April 30, 1967) was the first woman in the Maritimes to be elected as Mayor, and the first female Member of the Nova Scot ...

3,668
59.43% , , David Durell Sutton
2,405
38.97% , , George Turner
99
1.60% , , ,

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Kings South Kings South is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It includes the town of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Wolfville, the village of New Minas, ...

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Edward Haliburton Edward Douglas Haliburton (March 28, 1898 – March 12, 1990) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Kings County and Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1953 to 1970. He was a member of the Progre ...

2,505
65.27% , , Bruce M. Trenholm
1,333
34.73% , , , , ,

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Kings West Kings West is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It includes the town of Berwick, Nova Scotia, Berwick and the villages of Aylesford, ...

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Paul Kinsman Paul Eric Kinsman (March 5, 1931 – May 11, 2014), was a Canadian physician and politician in the province of Nova Scotia. He served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a MLA for the constituencies of West Kings (1963–1967) and Kings Sout ...

3,879
55.85% , , Edward D. MacArthur
3,067
44.15% , , , , , Edward D. MacArthur

South Shore

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Lunenburg Centre Lunenburg is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. From 1867 to 1956, the district included all of Lunenburg County.

, , , George O. Lohnes
4,785
57.06% , , Leon J. Iverson
3,601
42.94% , , , , , George O. Lohnes , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Lunenburg East , , , Maurice L. Zinck
2,267
63.17% , , Charles E. Harris
1,322
36.83% , , , , , Maurice L. Zinck , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Lunenburg West Lunenburg West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 1956 from the riding of Lunenburg County. The riding includes the town of Bridgewater, LaH ...

, , , Harley J. Spence
2,937
58.12% , , Joye F. Davison
2,116
41.88% , , , , , Harley J. Spence , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Queens Queens is the largest by area of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Located near the western end of Long Island, it is bordered by the ...

, , , W. S. Kennedy Jones
3,833
65.85% , , W. Alton Snow
1,988
34.15% , , , , , W. S. Kennedy Jones , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Shelburne , , ,

James McKay Harding James McKay Harding (January 4, 1926 – January 23, 1995) was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (; ), or Legislative Assembly, ...

3,737
54.40% , , Robert Quinlan Hood
3,133
45.60% , , , , ,

, - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Yarmouth , , , George A. Burridge
4,884
25.20% , , Irving Charles Pink
4,345
22.42% , , Angus Boyd MacGillivary
358
1.85% , , , George A. Burridge , - , , , George A. Snow
5,077
26.19% , , Willard O'Brien
4,719
24.35% , , , , , Willard O'Brien

Fundy-Northeast

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Colchester Colchester ( ) is a city in northeastern Essex, England. It is the second-largest settlement in the county, with a population of 130,245 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census. The demonym is ''Colcestrian''. Colchester occupies the ...

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Robert Stanfield Robert Lorne Stanfield (April 11, 1914 – December 16, 2003) was a Canadian politician who served as the 17th premier of Nova Scotia from 1956 to 1967 and the leader of the Official Opposition and leader of the Progressive Conservative ...

9,606
32.42% , , Gordon T. Purdy
5,515
18.61% , , Harvey T. Curtis
382
1.29% , , ,

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George Isaac Smith George Isaac Smith MBE (April 6, 1909 – December 19, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 18th premier of Nova Scotia from 1967 to 1970. He was a Canadian senator from 1975 until his death. G.I. Smith is noted fo ...

9,147
30.87% , , Charles K. Sutherland
4,746
16.02% , , Helen K. Wright
233
0.79% , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cumberland Centre , , , Stephen T. Pyke
2,545
66.68% , , William Thomas Noiles
1,272
33.32% , , , , , Stephen T. Pyke , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cumberland East , , , James A. Langille
5,226
63.10% , , Norman Willard Noonan
2,795
33.75% , , Lloyd L. Ayer
261
3.15% , , , James A. Langille , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cumberland West , , , D. L. George Henley
2,516
54.04% , , Allison T. Smith
2,140
45.96% , , , , , Allison T. Smith , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Hants East Hants East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2021 has been John A. MacDonald of the Progressive Conservative Party ...

, , , Albert J. Ettinger
2,739
52.86% , , George E. Fraser
2,356
45.47% , , Ralph Loomer
87
1.68% , , , Albert J. Ettinger

Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax Centre , , ,

Donald MacKeen Smith Donald MacKeen Smith (November 26, 1923 – February 16, 1998) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Halifax Centre and Halifax Citadel in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1960 to 1970 as a member of the ...

5,478
58.57% , , Gordon S. Cowan
3,875
41.43% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax County-Dartmouth , , ,

Irvin William Akerley Irvin William Akerley, (24 November 1904 – 11 March 1995) was a Nova Scotia businessman and politician. Born in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, the son of Harry and Margaret MacLeod Akerley, he was a businessman in Dartmouth running his own businesse ...

9,884
52.88% , , Gordon L. S. Hart
8,150
43.60% , , Edward B. Doyle
657
3.52% , , , Gordon L. S. Hart , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax East , , ,

Nelson Gaetz Nelson Edward Gaetz (March 1, 1907 – April 26, 1988) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Halifax East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1963 to 1967. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party ...

3,061
52.62% , , Duncan MacMillan
2,756
47.38% , , , , , Duncan MacMillan , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Halifax North Halifax North was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1933 when Halifax County was divided into five distinct electoral districts. In 1966, Halifax N ...

, , , James H. Vaughan
8,602
52.43% , , John E. Ahern
7,360
44.86% , , Peggy Prowse
444
2.71% , , , John E. Ahern , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Halifax Northwest Halifax Cobequid was a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1956 as Halifax Northwest from part of the former district of Ha ...

, , , Gordon H. Fitzgerald
5,559
56.07% , , George Douglas Burris
4,027
40.62% , , Gerald A. Guptill
329
3.32% , , , Gordon H. Fitzgerald , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax South , , ,

Richard Donahoe Richard Alphonsus Donahoe, Q.C., K.S.G. (September 27, 1909 – April 25, 2000) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of James Donahoe and Rebecca Duggan, he was educated at Dalhousie University and set ...

5,986
63.23% , , Merlin Nunn
3,183
33.62% , , Gordon A. Smith
298
3.15% , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Halifax West Halifax West () is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Its population in 2021 was 111,944. Demographics ''According to the 2021 Canadian census, 2023 r ...

, , , D. C. McNeil
8,792
57.00% , , Charles H. Reardon
6,126
39.72% , , Harold J. Martell
506
3.28% , , , Charles H. Reardon

Central Nova

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Antigonish Antigonish ( ; ) is a town in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The town is home to St. Francis Xavier University and the oldest continuous Highland games outside Scotland. It is approximately 160 kilometres (100 miles) northeast of Hal ...

, , , William F. MacKinnon
3,334
54.58% , , Ronald Saint John Chisholm
2,774
45.42% , , , , , William F. MacKinnon , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Guysborough , , , Alexander MacIsaac
3,229
52.86% , , Thomas Edwin Kirk
2,880
47.14% , , , , , Alexander MacIsaac , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Pictou Centre Pictou Centre is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Members of the Legislative Assembly This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly: ...

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Donald R. MacLeod Donald Ross MacLeod (December 30, 1902 – October 20, 1976) was a Canadian politician. He represented the Electoral district (Canada), electoral district of Pictou Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1970. He was a member o ...

5,752
60.21% , , Thomas H. Frazer
3,801
39.79% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , John Andrew McLean
2,649
49.90% , , , A. Lloyd MacDonald
2,660
50.10% , , , , , John W. MacDonald† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Pictou West Pictou West is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since 2024 has been Marco MacLeod of the ...

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Harvey Veniot Harvey Alfred Veniot, (November 18, 1915 – October 2, 2009) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1974 as a Progressive Conservative m ...

2,999
59.54% , , Charles Ernest MacCarthy
2,038
40.46% , , , , ,

Cape Breton

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Cape Breton Centre Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier, formerly Cape Breton Centre is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its Member of the Legislative Assembly is Kendra Co ...

, , , Mike Laffin
3,699
54.12% , , Joseph Flaudio Rizzetto
939
13.74% , , Michael James MacDonald
2,197
32.14% , , , Michael James MacDonald , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton East , , , Layton Fergusson
5,870
58.06% , , Bernard Currie
1,359
13.44% , , John L. MacKinnon
2,881
28.50% , , , Layton Fergusson , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Cape Breton North Northside-Westmount is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In 1933, the County of Cape Breton was divided into five electoral districts, one of which was Cape Bre ...

, , , Tom MacKeough
6,200
58.71% , , Murray J. Ryan
2,961
28.04% , , John Dolhanty
1,399
13.25% , , , Tom MacKeough , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton Nova , , , Percy Gaum
3,344
53.37% , , Charles Richard Sigut
1,213
19.36% , , Albert Ollie Wilson
1,709
27.27% , , , Percy Gaum , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton South , , , Donald C. MacNeil
5,283
49.21% , , John F. MacIntosh
3,579
33.34% , , Edward Johnston
1,873
17.45% , , , Donald C. MacNeil , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton West , , , Edward Manson
4,941
56.30% , , Allan Sullivan
3,835
43.70% , , , , , Edward Manson , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Inverness Inverness (; ; from the , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness") is a city in the Scottish Highlands, having been granted city status in 2000. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highland ...

, , , Norman J. MacLean
4,474
26.78% , , Joseph Clyde Nunn
3,988
23.87% , , , , , Joseph Clyde Nunn , - , , Alfred J. Davis
4,026
24.10% , , , William N. MacLean
4,219
25.25% , , , , , William N. MacLean , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a city in the United States * Richmond, London, a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town ...

, , , Gerald Doucet
2,670
50.79% , , Earl Wallace Urquhart
2,587
49.21% , , , , , Earl Wallace Urquhart , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

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Fisher Hudson Roy Fisher Hudson (May 16, 1920 – April 15, 1999) was a Canadian politician. He represented the Electoral district (Canada), electoral district of Victoria (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district), Victoria in the Nova Scotia House of Assemb ...

1,890
49.42% , , , Carleton L. MacMillan
1,934
50.58% , , , , , Carleton L. MacMillan

Results

Results by party

Retiring incumbents

Nominated candidates

Valley

South Shore

Fundy-Northeast

Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore

Central Nova

Cape Breton

References

Further reading